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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26

The growing Independence Of women is,
perhaps, another reason for the decreasing
rate Of marriage There are 50 many occu-
pations open to them nowadays that they no
longer have that dread of being thrown upon
their own resources which in pas: time, no
doubt, led many Ia accept offers from men
who did not quite satisfy the cravings OF their
better natures. Women grow more expec-
tant Of great qualities in lover every day.
With their higher education, their ideas are
loftier, while man. the bread winner, stands
on the same round of the ladder that he oc-
cupied ten wears ago. SO your confident,
ablebodiel young woman, with a good edu-
cation and an alert mind, prefers TO earn her
own pea porridge rather than to enter into an
unsuitable alliance And she is right She
is happier, too
But for the bellies and beauN in what are
politely termed the first circles. there ought
tn I've a brighter outlook ahead There are
hetter things in the world than dollars and
cents Let girls grow more sensible and men
less distristful, and both speak their minds
frankly, and 10, in the spring time there shall
I've something in the air besides the breath OF
blossoms joyous sound of wedding bells
Boston Herald
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26
Recipe for NirCinal Milk"

Apropos of beauty, | am going TO give You
the real recipe for the virginal milk, which
forms such delightful bath and really does
do the complexion great deal of good: Mix
ten drops of tincture of benzoin to an ounce
Of rose water until milky liquid is the re-
suit In using it in the bath pour enough in
to make the water look like skim milk, and
then You will feel all the delights of this COS
metic. old as the pyramids themselves, and
which really must have been discovered in
the Garden of Eden. Some people say it
should remain on the face and dry there
without towel touching it: but this is a
simple fad. because after bath Of it one uses
the towel precisely as one does for less
luxurious affair.-"Bab" in New York Star.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26

how easily rheumatism begins, and how
insidIousy it grows in the system, until
one is startled To find himself its victim
in either the acute or chronic form He
then learns the fearful tenacity OF it,
grip and the utter powerlessness Of the
ordinary remedies 10 give relief.
Probably to no disease have physicians
given more study, and none has more
completely batlled their efforts to provide
specific; and until Athlophoros was dis
covered there wa, no medicine which
would surely cure rheumatism, neuralgia
and nervous or sick headache. Thousands
Of testimonials like the following prove
beyond question that Athlophoros is the
only reliable remedy, and that it will do
all that is claimed for it,
Mr.. Josiah White. Of New Paris, Ohio.
said to our correspondent in reference to his
being curedof rheumatism by the use OF Ath-
lophoros Ii acted like a charm with me and
feel that | owe nv present good health to
the one bottle of Athlophoros fused. Itwas
about two years ago had the rheumatism,
could scarcely get around and when did
manage to do so it was with great pain
| spent over thirty dollars during this
i
spent for liniments and other medicines.
but none ofthem did me a particle of good.
At last heard of Athlophoros; it was on
Wednesday | commenced using il and con-
tlnued taking regularly until finished the
bottle. On Friday | went out free from
rheumatism Nv legs were as good as ever.
and from that dav to this. now nearly two
years since, | have not had a twinge of
rheumatism. | have recommended it to
many different sufferers and have been well
paid for my trouble by seeing them bene-
fitted rs ! was
Every druggist should keep Athlophoros
and Athlophoros Pills, but where they can
not be bought. of the druggist the Athlo-
phoros Co, IL Wall St, New York, will
send either Carriage paid on receipt OF
regular price, which is $40 per bottle
for Athlophoros and 50c. tor Pills.
For liver and kidney diseases, dyspepsia, in
digestion weakness. nervous debility. diseases
Of women. constipation headache, impure
blood. Ac., Athlophprus Pills are uncqualed
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26
A CHILD'S SKIN
Ears and Scalp Covered with
EcZematOus Scabs and Sores
Cured by Cuticura.

Nj little son, aged eight years, has been af
VI hlcted with Eczema Of the scalp, and AZ
times great portion Of the body, ever since
ne was two years old. Ii began in his ears,
and extended TO his scalp. which became GOV
cred with scabs and sores. and from which a
stlcky mud poured out causing intense itch
ing and distress, and leaving his hair matted
and lifeiess. | lnderneath these scabs the skin
was raw, Ike piece. OF beefSteak. Gradually
the halT came out and WAS destroyed, until
hut small patch was left AT the back of the
head. My friends in Peabody know huwrny
little boy has suffered. At night he would
scratch his head until his pillow was covered
with blood. | used to tie his hands behind
hIfn. and in many ways tried to prevent his
scratching; but IL was no use he would
scratch. took him 10 the hospital and to
The best physicians in Peabody without sue
cess About this time. some friends, who had
been cured by the CUTICURA REWgDIIs. pre-
vailed upon me to try 1them. ! began to use
them on the 18TH of January last. In seven
months every particle of the disease was re
moved. Not "A spot or scab remains on his
scalp to tell the story of mis- suffering His
hair has returned, and is thick and strong
and his scalp as sweet and clean as any child's
in the world. ! cannot say enough to express
my gratitude Tor this wonderful cure by the
CuTiCURA REMEDIES. and wish all similarly af
fcted TO know that my statement is true and
without eXaggeratlOn.
CHARLES MCKAY.
Oct. 3. lss5. Peabody. Mass
have seen Mr. McKay's boy when badly
affected with the Eczema. lie was ptiful
sight to look at. know that he has tried our
best physicians, and did all a father could do
for a suffering child. but availed nothing. !
know that the statements he has made you as
regards the curing of his boy by your CUIlCUEA
REMEDIES are true in every particular.
WILLIAM J. MCCARTHY.
.S Foster street, Peabody, Mass.
do not know of any instance in which the
Cuticura Remedies have failed 20 produce sat
isfactory results. believe have sold more
hAm n et.4r a I
have ever handled during the thirty three
years of my experience as a druggist.
A. ID. TRlON, Batavia, ". \.
Sold everywhere Price: CUTICURA, 5Nc;
CUTTCURk Soar. sc; CuTICURA RF~oLvENT. 81.
Prepared by PorTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co.,
Boston.
Send for /" How to Cure skin Diseases"
DIMPLES, Blackheads, Skill Blemishes. and
VI Baby liumOrs. use CUUCURl Soar.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26
Unnatural Tendency of the Times,

Let not our virtuous young girls rush into
the arms of dissolute or dissipated young men
without the warning of reason and of eN-
perience Let them he taught to recognize
surh characters at sight and to loathe them
as they deserve Then we should hear less of
innocent girls being offered up to the I'M
worthy, and nothing of young girls marrying
impure Young men with the thought Of re
forming them Young men are not encOur-
aged to take that class of women as hopeful
subjects for reformation: no more should
pure Young girls he allowed to So polute
themselves. Let like consort with like, and
if q Young man wants a spotless bride, let
him keep himself spotleSs fer her sake.
And let not Young men too long delay their
marriage because they are poor. or this
comes largely the vicious system of France
and the growing celibacy in England. The
sexes are said TO he growing away from each
other in those countrieS-to have few interests
in common. no society, so to speak, the men
avoiding intercourse withstheir equals and
seeking only low grade of female society,
and the women more and more obliged to
devise and TO carry out their own separate
schemes Of amusement This has also begun
to h. noticed in our fashionable society, and
Jenny June accounts for the rage for after
noon receptions by saying that ladies cannot
attend evening gatherings, as it is impossible
to secure escorts Late accounts of fashion
able assemblies in Boston. where the Young
men are mostly Harvard students, describe
the Young men as huddling together and not
trying in any manner to entertain the ladies,
and as appearing excessively bored with the
whole thing. All this is unnatural and shows
a vicious tendency of the times. Young men
would delight in the society Of their own
social order and he As pleased with youth and
beauty now as they have always been if they
kent themselves fresh and pure for the society
of their equals II is because they indulge in
a too free and easy intercourse with their in
feriors that the dignity and restraint required
of them in good society are so irssome.-
Hattie Tying Griswold in Chicago Tribune.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26

You asked me about a pot pourri. have
found an old recipe, warranted to I've good and
which calls for great care in the gathering of
the leaves. II is said to remain fragrant in
open bowls for two years if occasionally
stirred, but in the closed pot pourri, which
am sure you will use, it will remain fragrant
much longer. One is advised to pluck the rose
leaves early in the morning-with them have
an equal quantity of lavender blossoms and
put them all in a large earthenware bowl
Add half a pound of crushed orris root, and
then to every two pounds add two ounces of
bruised cloves, of cinnamon, of allspice and
common salt. Let the whole stand for about
a fortnight thoroughly mixing it every day
with your hands and then it will be ready for
use. As pot pourris are charming gifts. I
think you will he wise 20 arrange a number
this spring that your city friends may have
odors of the land of the roses to remind them
of you.-"Bab" in New York Star.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26
Another Lincoln Story.

Senator Nye once went TO the White House
with party of his New York friends who
wished to have a clergyman appointed chap
lain in the army. Mr.. Lincoln told them that
he had at one time determined to make the
appointment, but u strong protest against it
had been received stating that the clergyman
was not decorous in his department, ana he
had determined to hear more about him. Il
will admit" said Senator Nye, that our
friend is endowed with a glorious fund Of
irrepressible good humor, but l have heard
Mr.. President, Of an old pioneer minister in
Your state of Illinois who was arraigned be-
fore county conference to sbe reprimanded
by the bishop for his sstllies Of wit from the
pulpit. Before the Episcopal dignity could
settle itself for an impressive utterance the
Old man burst out: Brethren, never did he
lieve in religion that had no fun in it The
bishops gun was spiked, and the conference,
amid roars OF laughter, at once passed the old
minister's character That is a good story
Nye," said Mr.. Lincoln. Let me tell You one
about Peter Cartwright, who on one occasion
was convulsiDg his conference with wit and
humor. The presiding bishop was a man OF
earnest but ascetic piety. Brother Cart
wright said he, do you think that while you
are indulging in this levity, you are growing
in grace The old pioneer preacher. with .
countenance beaming with fun, replied oh,
yes, brother, in spots l guess, Nye, will
have your man appointed, but tell him to
keep his stories until he can come TO Washing
ton and let NE hear them first. Ben: Perley
Poore in Boston Budget.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26
The Secret of Dress.

II is the wearer who makes a success of a
dress, and a great secret of the Partisan dress
makers art is that they adapt their fashions
to the individual customer. ard happily, if
the wearer be FrenChwoman, they meet
with hearty cooperation. There are few
who do not understapd wtat suits them
They make a study OF face, fiG5ure, ana car
riage, and though their garments are costly,
they do not have too many of them They
make each new dress a part of themselves,
md realize its effect in motion and in repose
They raise the toilette" TO the dignity Of a
fine art, and, moreover, succeed in producing
perfect result. The colors now worn i'll
Paris are most daring in their combination,
but they are so skillfully handled that they
never produce discordant effect.-New
York Home Journal.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26

One druggist had an automatic chestnut
register on the door of the closet in which
he keeps the poisonous stuff" of his
stock, and it rings every time the closet is
opened to take anything from it. The
tingle of the bell was for the purpose of
awakening the clerk to the responsibility
of his actions.
II didn't work.
Il thought IL good plan" the druggist
said, as he asked the reporter if he ever
smoked, but this was how it worked: A
fellow came rushing in here one night
with Il prescription for his wife, and like
every person under similar circumstances
of excitement, he must tell me all about
her dangerous condition.
Great Scott, What's that he asked,
rs the bell on the door Of my poison closet
rang. As he was too excited to be telling
a story, he didn't understand why the
bell rang, and looked at me suspiciously.
BELL of the poison closet ! replied.
Putting poison in my wife's medi-
cine he exclaimed. Well, suppose it S
all right, but tell you, as told the doc
tor, that my wife is one of those women
Heavens, there's that bell again. More
poison? Look here, amt you making
some mistake, putting so much poison in
my wife's medicine, No, Well, don't
know about that. Here, give me the pre-
scriptiOn. guess I'd better see the doctor
about it. don't want my wife poisoned. '
There were so many occurrences like
that" the druggist concluded, that we
had 10 do away with the little scheme.
However, you may say that all druggists
are exceedingly careful, and it's very rare
that errors are made You know, no
man is infallible. ''-Cincinnati CONNER
Cial Gazette
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26
A WORD ABOUT CATARRH.

III Is the mucous membrane. that wonder
full semi-rGid envelope surrounding the deli
cate tissues of the air and food passages, that
Catarrh makes its stronghold. once estab-
lished, 1t eats into the very Itals, and renders
life but a long drawn breath of misery and
disease. dulling the sense Of hearing, trammel-
ling the power of speech. destroying the fac
ulty Oi smell, talnting the breath. and killing
the refined pleasures Of taste. lnsidiOusly, by
creeping on from a simple cold in the head. IL
assaults the m-mbranOus lining. and envelops
the bones. eating through the delicate coats
and causing Inflammation, sloushiHg and
death. Nothing short Of total eradication
will secure health TO the patient, and ali allie
yiates are simply prOcrastinated suiferings.
leading TO fatal termination. SANFORD :
RADICAL CURE. By Inhalation and internal ad-
ministration. has never failed: even when the
disease has made frightful inroads on delicate
constitutions. hearing, smell and taste have
been recovered. and the disease thoroughly
driven out.
SASFoRD's RADICaL CURE consists of one bot
tie of the RADICAL CURE, one box Catarrhal
SOLVENT, and one lNPRoy ED INHALER. neatly
wrapped in one package. with full directions;
price. 81
POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co. Boston.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26
Picking Out q Wife.

always was partial 10 the ladies. and did
o great deal of gallanting them around and
making them have as good a time as myself.
But when | came to the age at which most
young men fall in love 1 was very careful TO
single out a lady of my own age, and one who
had an extra amount of common sense and
good breeding-one who was always consid-
crate of others welfare, and was not ashamed
that she kept house for three younger chill
dren left orphans when quite young
Now, after three years of married life, !
have never seen my wife untidy. She makes
it her business to keep herself looking as neat
as her bolse and l have yet to see her out Of
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26

numor or IN ,he least way CrrSs, and, al
though l do not make anything like big
wages, Yet she manages 10 keep the house in
all necessaries. and have more money in my
pocket at the end Of the month than ever
had or could manage To save before was
married.
think if more young men would look on
the practical side of matrimony there would
not he SO many Disappointing unions.
Common sense is the thing. Never mind
the pretty face. bright eyes or small feet.
Has she good supply of common sense II
heats music and drawing far enough.-Pitts-
burg piSpatch
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE FEAST WHEN CONGENIAL PEO-
PIE SIT AT THE BOARD.

Unnatural Tendency Of the Times-Chiid
Growth-LittIe demonstrating Out a
Nife-Women A. Accountants-Dress
whoopinr Cough-Stray Items.
Bread and cheese make a finer feast when
>onceuial people sit at the hoard, than cake
snd wine with love left out Many is the
time I have beard good women mourning
that they could not give "A lunch, or invite
their friends to tea, because things were not
nice enough" What sort Of comfort is there
in such hospitality as that'' The Arab who
strikes palms with YOU over a pinch of salt
understands the secret OF true comrndeship
better Invite only friends to be your guests,
and weed out from your list the folks you
seek to emulate for displays sake alone, ana
whom You onlv cultivate because they cultl-
vate you-no congeniality or heart kinsllip or
mutual taste between you. sny more than
there is attraction between flies and spldderN
One rule that should like to enforce would
make these big parade dinners ana drrarS
lunches things Of the past. Make hospitality
sacred to friends II YOU wish to entertain
rivals hire an outside banquet room and let
the caterer do the business. Hold Your
tongue sacred to love and friendship, and
fellowship One Of the most delicious lunches
ever took consisted Of a chicken bone and
glass of milk. eaten Oft a barrel head Tho
friend who shared it with me was 50 jolly
and So entertaining that never thought once
of ANYTHING but what a grand time was
having. Things will adjust themselves in
time if we will only let them. The souls that
find their highest pleasure In display will
drift together: the people whose ruling pas
sion is located beneath the diaphragm Will
serve their master; and those in whom love.
good nature and sunny temper have their
SWAY will find their companions outside the
ranks Of swell" society.
Meantime my dear, let us put on our hoods.
gather up our knitting, get out the old carrvail
and drive over To neighhor Jackwo"fs. as
our grandmothers used TO do. TO spend the
dav and eat one Of her fine impromptu din
ners. sure of hearty welcome, glorious
time and not bit Of fuss and feathers
Amber in Chicago Journal.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26
TENEMENT CIGARS.
SiCkENiNG SCENES AMONG THE
CITVS ClGARMAkERS.
Helen Csmpbell's story Of the Children
at Work in the Tenement Houses Of
New Y,rk-Disease and Death in the

II is to the cigar making trade that
women and girls turn during the dull
season. and one finds in il representatives
from every trade in which women are en-
gagged. The sewing women employed i'll
suit and clothing manufactures during
the busy season have no resource save
this, and thus prices are kept down and
the regular Cigarmakers constantly re-
enforced by the irregular. In the present
case il was chiefly with regular makers
that the house was filed one room, u
little less than twelve by fourteen feet,
holding a family of seven persons. three
of them children under 10, all girls To-
hacCo lay i'll piles on the floor and under
the long table at one end where the cigars
were rolled. its rank smell dominating
that from the sinks and from the general
filth. not Only Of this room hut of the
house as whole. Two of the children
sat on the floor stripping the leaves and
another on n small stool. A girl of 20 sat
near them and all alike had sores on lips
and cheeks ard on the hands
TIE LITTLE TOTS At WORK.
Children from , or q years up can be
taught to strip and thus add to the weeks
income, which is far less for the tenement
house manufacture than for regular fac
tory work. the latter averaging from 50
to fl2 week. But the work if done at
home can be made To include the entire
family and some 4, 600 women are engaged
in it. an almost equal but unregistered
number of young children sharing it with
them. As in sewing. number of women
often club together, using one room. and
in such cases their babies crawl about in
the filth on the wet floors, playing with
the damp tobacco and breathing the poison
with which the room is saturated.
Here. as in tobacco factories, women
and girls of every age become speedily the
victims of nervous and hysterical COM
plants, the direct result of nicotine poi
soning while succeeding these come con-
sumption and throat diseases resulting
from the dust Canker is one of the most
frequent difficulties, and sores of many
orders. the trade involving more dangers
than any that can We chosen. Yet because
an entire family can find occupation in it,
with no necessity for leaving home, il is
often preferred To easier employment. 1t
is the children who suffer most, growth
being stunted, nervous disease developed
and ending often in st. Nitus' dance, and
skin diseases of every order being the rule,
the causes being not only tobacco, but the
filth in which they live.
THE POISON OF PREPARATION.
1t is doubtful if the most inveterate
smoker would feel much relish for the
cigar manufactured under such condi-
tions, vet hundreds of thousands go out
yearly from these houses, bearing in every
leaf the poison of their preparation. In
this one house nearly thirty children of all
ages and sizes, babies predominating,
4. l,l.-
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26

Miss Dorothea klumpke. of San Francisco,
who has been studying mathematics in Paris
for several Years, applied last autumn 10 the
professor of astronomy at the Paris univer-
sity for admission into his class. He said that
he had never before had female applicant,
but that he could see no reason why she should
not he one Of his pupils. Four Frenchnen
and one plucky Yankee girl now form the
special class in higher mathematics as applied
to astronomy. Boston Budget.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26

Mango, DlStemper. DiarrhTa and Worms
in dogs quickly cured. Scratches, Sores,
Calls. Bruises. Cuts or Wounds of any
kind quickly and permanently healed BY
washing with the fluid. DIR. j. Hough. the
distinguished veterinary surgeon. says: Il
find Darby's Prophylactic Fluid all that it is
represented. As local application. be-
leve il TO be without an equal" For Collie
and ScourS il acts like magic
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-26

"You got out Of bed wrong foot fore
most" scolds the mother at the fretful
child. She does not know what the words
mean. But if she could trace the saying
back 1900 years she would find il origi-
Dated precisely where the picture given by
Christ of the Judgment day came from;
the right was associated, in all antiquity,
with good luck and the left with bad for
tune. To put the left leg out of bed first
was bad sign. l suppose of all things
our good parsons would protest against
being charged with worshiping the sun;
yet the custom Of looking upward in
prayer originated in the worship of the
day god. Globe Dem ocrat.